How to check if a website is safe / not dodgy ? Anyone bought from 'OneDigitals' before ?
How to check if a website is safe / not dodgy? Anyone bought from 'OneDigitals' before ?
dcep on 01/06/2017 - 00:02
Last edited 01/06/2017 - 08:47 by 1 other user
Last edited 01/06/2017 - 08:47 by 1 other user
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check abn
Check address match
Check Whois details same as website
Check phone number
Check emaillooks like the use a generic Shopify template for the whole site.
They say "OneDigitals is a global company headquartered in Hong Kong" and "OneDigitals only sources from a group of established, trusted suppliers within the consumer electronics market." So I wouldn't be surprised if this is a middle-man scheme with some guy buying things from other shops after every order he gets and then repackaging them before sending on a 2 month slow boat from China. Not exactly ideal.What is it you're wanting to buy from there that you can't get anywhere else for a better deal?
They have an ABN, I bet they'd still sell you whatever you're after but I don't know if they service anyone's service.
Their site has various broken links and unfilled template data.If they are operating in Australia things to look out for are
Real address - do a google street view may help if its a shopfront.
Working phone number and a person answers - give them a call and do an inquiry but don't do an order.
ABN/ANC lookupDo a search on productreview or other sides to compare: Here's the link to product review
And no surprise they are a scam.
ABN lookup returned, not registered for GST so I would think doing some dodgy practice there.If their prices are too good to be true, then go with your gut instinct and avoid.
If I wasn't lying in bed I would of checked everything but it's sleepy time
Silly, that's because they are registered to pay VAT. Didn't you read the about me page?
Nah I went straight to the Contact Us page and starting digging.
I noticed that they also have the same address as CameraSky - who are known dodgy scammers. That set off my alert straight away. I remember reading about Camerasky in the news ages ago about their dodgy practice. I know most people won't notice that but yeah I did. I tend to check their address and stuff before reading about them.
Anyway the address is a corporate office area, so they should at least have a building number on their address but they don't.
And I know, as a business you don't have to register for GST unless you make more than 75K. If these guys were selling the products that they sold, they would easily make more.
Also:
What sort of payment system do they have, eg western union only = avoid.
What sort of shipping, e.g. "we are an Australian company and we use EMS" = avoid
One - singular
Digitals - plural
That's enough reason for me to stay away!
The ABN listed on the Android Enjoyed website is registered with a third company, One Digitals Solution, which was established on 9 September.
https://www.crn.com.au/news/android-enjoyed-is-most-complain…
It's not the case anymore that the ABN for One Digitals is listed on the Android-Enjoyed website, but you should stay away. As KitchenSink096 has pointed out, the contact addresses on Android-Enjoyed and One Digitals are the same, so I presume they're all associated with each other.
Some Products You Order on the Website are offered and supplied by:
The website Product listing states the offer or and supplier of each Product. Products which are offered and supplied by ONEdigitals AU are referred to herein as ODAU Products.
Products which are offered and supplied by (Dogma) are referred to herein as MD Products.
It is important to note that different Terms and Conditions apply in respect of Orders for ODAU Products and MD Products. Where you place an Order for MD Products to be delivered outside of Hong Kong, you will be the importer of the MD Products into Your jurisdiction.
I haven't bought from either of them, but it is the same MO as
Kogan AUS v HK that often ends in tears…